Automatic dump attachment for binders.



= R. H. JEFFERIES.

AUTOMATIC DUMP ATTACHMENT FOR BINDBRS.

' APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1907.

PATBNTED JULY 14, 1908.

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AUTOMATIC DUMP ATTAGHMENT'FOR BINDERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 16, 1907. Serial No. 393,130.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND H. JEF- FERIES, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kiowa, in the county of Barber and State of Kansas,have. invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic DumpAttachments for Binders, 'of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to farm machinery, and more particularly tobinders, and has for its object to provide a binder attachment arrangedto receive the sheavesdelivered therefrom and to automatically dump thesheaves in such a waythat they will be de osited in straight rows, thusfacilitating the lbading of the sheaves u on wagons.

Another 0 ject is to' provide an attachment of this sort which will beextremely simple, and which may thus be produced at a low figure.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a view showing a binder provided with the presentattachment, Fig. 2 is a top plan, Fig. 3 is an end view with the groundwheel removed, Fig. 4 is a view showing the parts in dumping-position,Fig. 5 is a' detail section.

Referring now to the drawings there is shown a binder 6 including whatmay be termed the under board 7, which carries a dependin bracket 8. Alaterally extending horizonta shaft 9 has its inner end journaled in thebracket 8, and at its outer end this shaft is provided with a su portingground wheel 10. A bar 11 extends longitudinally of the shaft 9 at itsouter portion and in parallel relation thereto, this bar having yokes 12at its ends in which the shaft is revolubly engaged. The bar 11 lies atthe forward side of the shaft, and has attached thereto a forwardly andinwardly extending draft rod 13, which is secured at its forward end tothe binder and which is thus arranged to take up side draft, as will bereadily understood,

A (plurality of depending rearwardly curve fingers 14 are engage throughthe shaft 9 between the yokes 12, these fingers being arranged forengagement of already dumped sheaves of wheat during the passage of thebinder around the field, as wil be a parent from the followingdescription. t will thus be seen that when these fingers engage suchsheaves, they will be raised to rock the shaft 9 in the bracket 8;Connected with the binderat the inner portion of the shaft 9, there area plurality of fingers A,

.which are arranged to'form a sheaf receiver 15, this receiver beingdisposed in positlon to I receive the sheaves from the under board 7.

The receiver is constructed and arranged to be dumped to allow thesheaves to pass therefrom to the ground, and operative connectionsbetween the shaft 9 and the receiver are provided, these connectionsbeing shown at B, to dump the receiver when the shaft is rocked as justdescribed.

It will thus be understood that the sheaves are received and held by thereceiver 15 until the fingers 14 come into engagement with previously deosited sheaves, when the attachment wi be operated to dump the sheavesfrom the recelver. In this Way, the sheaves are deposited in straightwindrows.

It will of course be understood that during the initial trip around thefield, the dump is operated by and.

The operative connections B include an arm C carried by and extendinglaterally of the shaft. 9, this arm extending forwardly, and havingconnected therewith a rearwardly extending rod D which is pivoted to theupper end of a vertical member E carried by the sheaf receiver 15. Fromthe drawings it will be seen that when the shaft 9 is revolved asdescribed, the sheaf receiver will be dumped.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a binder of a shaft revolubly connectedtherewith, a su porting ground wheel carried by the sha't,

epending fingers carried by the shaft, a sheaf receiver, arranged to bedum ed, and o erative connections between the s aft and t e receiver foroperation to dump the latter when the shaft 1s moved in one direction,

Patented July 14, 1908.

said depending fingers of the shaft being ground wheel for the shaft, anarm carried of the fingers to move the shaft in a direction by theshaft, said arm extending laterally of to dump the receiver. 0 theshaft, connections between the arm and In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature, the receiver for movement of the latter when in presence oftwo witnesses.

V 5 the shaft is moved in one direction, to dump RAYMOND H. JEFFERIES.

the receiver, and depending fingers carried Witnesses: by the shaft andarranged for engagement by CARL J EFFERIES previously dumped sheaves formovement PEARL GEORGE.

